The story of my cancer journey
Posts about my treatment and health.
Got my latest urine culture back and it appears that I have a new, and different, bladder infection from before. This is not uncommon since I am undergoing chemotherapy and my immune system is weakened, so I am more succeptible to infection.
I will have to wait until my urological oncologist decides what antibiotic I should take for this infection.
A bit of a set back as I was hoping to clear up all bladder infections but I guess I'll just have to wait.
All my blood counts have recovered nicely, so Chemo Cycle 2 is a go tomorrow. Next session will be next Thursday, October 19th. Good news overall.
Quick update on the bloodwork done today. My neutrophios, which were way too low for my chemo last week, have gone from .43 to 4.91. This is excellent news and well above the required neutraphil count that would allow for chemotherapy. Some of my other blood markers were a little off, but probably not enough to delay my chemo further. We will have official word on proceeding tomorrow (October 11th) afternoon. Will keep you posted.
Quick update on my weak legs situation - finally I am up and walking around the house without the use of a cane or walker. Even going up stairs has become a bit easier. So, legs are getting stronger, and back to normal, but we'll see if that changes again after my next Chemo cycle. Overall good news though.
Hi Everyone,
As mentioned in my previous post, my neutrophils (white blood cells) are a bit too low for me to proceed with my next chemo session. The doctors will check my blood again tomorrow morning, before my scheduled session, to see if the neutrophil count has risen to acceptable levels. They did say that sometimes it can build up in a little as a day, so they want to see tomorrow if it's good enough for another round of chemo. They have also ordered a blood transfusion as my hemoglobin is a bit low. (but that won't delay my chemo).
Fingers crossed that the bloodwork tomorrow says I'm good to go. Otherwise, I am on hold for a week... lol